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OTDAdmission Requirements

Minimal requirements for admission:

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a regionally accrediting higher education institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4 point scale. For students with a degree in progress and admitted on a conditional basis, evidence of completing the Bachelor’s degree must be submitted to the Kettering College Occupational Therapy Department at least 30 days prior to the first day of class.

Completion of the following prerequisite courses (semester credit hours) within the past 10 years, or evidence of use of content in work within past 10 years, with a minimum grade of C.

Note: Students earning less than a C during a retake of any of the prerequisite courses will not be considered for admission. Evidence of completion of all prerequisite courses must be submitted to the occupational therapy department at least 30 days prior to the first day of class.

Five letters of recommendations from individuals with direct experience in evaluating your academic or work performance (e.g. work supervisor, course instructor).

Submission of official GRE results to the Kettering College main campus: 3737 Southern Blvd. Kettering, OH 45429

OTDApplication Process

Applications will open July 19, 2017 and close December 20, 2017. Please note, only applicants whose OTCAS application is completed and verified by December 20, 2017 will be considered for admissions. It can take several weeks for applications to be verified by OTCAS, please plan accordingly.

Applicants must complete the application process on the Occupational Therapy Centralized Admission System (OTCAS) at https://portal.otcas.org/ and have their application completed and verified by the deadline published on www.kc.edu/occupational-therapy to be considered for admissions. It can take several weeks for applications to be verified by OTCAS, please plan accordingly. During the application process, all official transcripts should be sent directly to OTCAS. However, if an applicant received college credit from any international college or university, official transcripts need to be mailed to OTCAS and Kettering College directly from the institution(s), and the applicant needs to have the transcript(s) officially translated by a company that provides credential evaluation, such as WES, ECE, or Josef Silny (www.wes.org, www.ece.org, www.jsilny.com).

***It is our policy to use the cumulative GPA calculated by OTCAS when assigning admission points. This applies to those who have completed either their Bachelor’s degree and/or their Master’s degree, as well as those who have degrees in progress. OTCAS calculates GPAs based on all academic course work completed. For more information on how OTCAS calculates GPAs, please read the OTCAS frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the OTCAS website.

Once completed the applications are reviewed and verified by the admission committee, select applicants are invited for interviews. The interview consists of a series of set questions for all applicants, responses during the interview will be scored.

Scores are compiled based on:

Overall GPA

Prerequisite GPA

GPA of the last 60 credits completed

Five letters of recommendation

GRE scores

Interview scores

Previous enrollment in Kettering College (or an AAA accredited school) or Kettering Health

Network Employment

Following interviews all applicants will be ranked in total score from highest to lowest. Positions in the program will be offered in writing to the top applicants. Applicants accepting the offers will be required to submit a $500 non-refundable deposit. The $500 will be applied to the first semester’s tuition. If any applicant does not accept an offer or fails to submit the deposit, the next person in the ranking will be offered the position. This will continue until all positions are filled. Once all positions are filled, any applicants left on the ranking list will be placed on a wait list. If any seats remain open following the standard admission process, applications will be accepted and reviewed as they are received, with admission offered to qualified applicants until the cohort reaches full enrollment or until the start of the first day of classes; at which time the admissions process will officially close for the academic year.

Foreign Applicant Requirements

Requires TOEFL scores: Students from a non-English-speaking country need to submit TOEFL scores. A minimum total score of 90 is required for all Internet-based tests; a minimum total score of 577 is required for all written tests. The TOEFL exam must be taken within the past two years, and the official test scores must be mailed directly from the testing site to the Kettering College Admissions Office 3737 Southern Blvd., Kettering, Ohio 45429.

International students must provide proof of ability to pay for at least one academic year at Kettering College.

NOTES:

The entry-level occupational therapy doctoral degree program has been granted preaccreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), located at 4720 Montgomery Lane, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814-3449. ACOTE’s telephone number c/o AOTA is (301) 652-AOTA and its ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION ACCREDITATION MANUAL VI.E. Revised December 2015 Section VI – Page 17 web address is www.acoteonline.org.

The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted accreditation status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). After successful completion of this exam, the individual will be an Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR).

Background Check

Students must request and pay to have a criminal background check performed by a College-approved service no more than six months prior to beginning the clinical experience. Please contact the admissions office for an approved service.

Commencement of the clinical portion of the program is contingent upon successful clearance of the background check. Offenses involving the conviction of or pleading guilty to crimes based upon the Ohio Revised Code 2151.86, reflecting Senate Bill 38 Disqualifiers constitute an automatic ban to acceptance. Please refer to the specific program of study for further details.